MCQ on computer mouse
1. Computer device which is similar to mouse is
A. joystick
B. keyboard
C. trackball
D. barcode reader
Answer: C
2. Hand-held device which is used to pick options that are displayed on a computer screen is known as
A. keyboard
B. mouse
C. joystick
D. stylus pen
Answer: B
3. The device which is used to position the screen cursor is
A. Mouse
B. Joystick
C. Data glove
D. Both A and C
Answer: A
4. ____ is used for detecting mouse motion.
A. Optical sensor
B. Rollers on the bottom of mouse
C. Both A and B
D. Sensor
Answer: C
5. Which of the following type of mouse contain a ball on its underside and sensors to detect direction of ball movement?
A. Mechanical mouse
B. Opto-mechanical mouse
C. Optical mouse
D. None of these
Answer: A
6. Cordless mouse or wireless mouse connects to the computer through
A. Infrared light
B. Radio wave
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Answer: C
7. The _____ is a pointing device that is much like an inverted mouse.
A. joystick
B. Trackball
C. USB
D. Scanning Device
Answer: B
8. Which is an example of pointing device?
A. Mouse
B. Pointer
C. Cursor
D. HDMI port
Answer: A
9. The ______ helps to move the cursor on screen and point at specific icons.
A. scanner
B. mouse
C. keyboard
D. printer
Answer: B
10. Normally, pressing the _______ button of mouse opens a context menu.
A. left
B. right
C. centre
D. bottom
Answer: B
11. Normally, ______ button of mouse doubles as a scroller.
A. left
B. right
C. centre
D. bottom
Answer: C
12. The computer can be configured to open a program on ______ the icon using mouse.
A. single clicking
B. double clicking
C. both a & b
D. neither a nor b
Answer: B
13. Mouse may have ______ for sensing movement.
A. ball
B. light sensor
C. either a or b
D. neither a nor b
Answer: C
14. Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of keyboard?
A. Joystick
B. Light pen
C. Mouse
D. Touch
Answer: C
15. Optical mouse was developed by ______ in 1999. It uses a light beam to detect the movement.
A. Apple
B. Microsoft
C. IBM
D. TATA
Answer: B
16. Identify the computer device which has resemblance with an animal.
A. Joystick
B. CD
C. Mouse
D. Keyboard
Answer: C
17. The word ‘Mouse’ is very much popular in computer world. The word ‘Mouse’ is originated at the
A. Stanford Research Institute
B. American Research Institute
C. Spanish Research Institute
D. Cambridge Research
Answer: A
18. The mouse pointer moves erratically, what is the possible cause? The mouse
A. ball is dirty
B. is not connected
C. driver is not installed properly
D. has incorrect IRQ setting
Answer: A